Tomorrow, in a month’s time, the Springboks play their first International fixture of the year, against Italy at Kings Park. The biggest question surrounding this date is who will lead out the team that day. [...]
Posts tagged with: Schalk Burger
The captaincy conundrum
Further setback for Burger
In a statement released by his family, it’s been confirmed that Bok flank Schalk Burger has contracted bacterial meningitis, further compromising his return to the field of play after more than a year on the sidelines. [...]
Coetzee keeps the faith
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has named an unchanged starting fifteen to take on the Chiefs on Saturday at Newlands. [...]
Brussow on course for early return
There’s contrasting news for two men in direct competition for the Bok number 6 jersey, with Cheetahs opensider Heinrich Brüssow receiving a boost after spending nearly six months on the sideline. [...]
Stormers team announced
The Stormers team to play the Bulls at Loftus has been announced. Jean De Villiers leads the team in the absence of Schalk Burger who has a calf injury. [...]
Stormers stretched at forward ahead of opener
The Sharks aren’t the only South African conference contenders facing a tricky away opener in Super Rugby – the Stormers will head up to Loftus to play the somewhat resurgent Bulls, sporting a forward combination that will be somewhat less formidable than they would have hoped. [...]
No Schalk for opening Super Rugby weekend
It seems certain that Schalk Burger and Juan de Jongh, as well as Michael Rhodes, will miss the Stormers’ Super Rugby match against the Bulls in two weeks’ time. [...]
Burger to lead Stormers
The Stormers will be captained by a fit again Schalk Burger, in this year’s Super Rugby campaign, after Jean de Villiers did a stellar job of it during the 2012 season, where the team reached the semi-finals. [...]
An ideal opportunity
The Springbok squad selected to tour is filled with a mixture of experience and youth, and with a few new players in the setup, will Heyneke Meyer continue with the tried and tested in Morne Steyn, or will he use this tour as a license to try the untested. [...]
de Villiers vs Meyer – who is better?
13 Sep 12 13:30 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, Springboks, The Rugby Championship | 63 Comments
Heyneke Meyer and his selections and lack of a game plan that can win the Springboks a game of rugby has received a lot of air-time this week, with plenty of calls prior to the announcement of the team for both Johan Goosen and Pat Lambie to be included in the squad. My mind wandered to a time when we complained about the same two issues but with a different coach in charge. [...]
Coetzee with changes to make
Western Province can just not shake the injury bug as yet another forward has gone down, and this just weeks after returning from a lengthy spell on the sidelines. [...]
Kolisi the latest Province casualty
The latest injury blow in what is starting to seem a little like a sick joke for Western Province – particularly among the loose forwards – has come with the news that star flanker Siya Kolisi will play no further role this season. [...]
Schalla gone for the season?
WP coach Alister Coetzee has confirmed what many of us have secretly been fearing for some months now; Schalk Burger’s 2012 season appears to be well over, having lasted less than 20 minutes. [...]
All eyes on Vermeulen
The Stormers look set to wait as long as possible before making a call on the participation of number 8 Duane Vermeulen for this weekend’s Super Rugby semi-final against the Sharks. [...]
Still no Etzebeth?
It seems that a lot of the stories so far today have been about injured locks… I’m afraid this one is no different! [...]
